MANAGING CHRONIC & BREAKTHROUGH PAIN

Cannabis is a recognized option for managing pain and is recommended as a third-line treatment for neuropathic pain. It may be used to treat both chronic pain and breakthrough pain (a pain flare) that occurs suddenly or in between doses of pain medicine.

It’s promising that cannabinoids can reduce the dose of opioids for chronic pain. In fact, there’s a significant reduction in the prescription of conventional pain medications in places that have enacted medical cannabis laws — which may help mitigate the current crisis of opioid abuse and deaths.